Trump’s lawyer tries and fails to break a key witness
Jonathan Alter
Jonathan Alter, a contributing editor of the Washington Monthly, is a former senior editor and columnist at Newsweek, a filmmaker, journalist, political analyst, and the publisher of the Substack Old Goats with Jonathan Alter where this piece also appears. He is the author of His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life. His latest book is American Reckoning: Inside Trump's Trial--And My Own.
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Day Seven of the Trump Trial: David Pecker, Trash Collector
The former publisher of the National Enquirer delivers devastating testimony against Donald Trump
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Day Six of the Trump Trial: A Bench Slap and Pecker on the Stand
The court hears the first details of the Trump Tower Conspiracy
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Day Five: A Guide to Opening Arguments in the Trump Hush Money Trial
The prosecution narrative begins with the 2015 “Trump Tower Conspiracy.”
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Day Four of the Hush Money Trial: The Judge Tells Donald Trump to Sit Down
Day four of the hush money trial underscored how little control Trump has as both sides get ready for their opening statements.
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Day Three of the Trump Hush Money Trial: We Have a Jury
Voir dire on steroids, “notarizing Trump’s tongue,” finding a clean bathroom, and other adventures in Manhattan Criminal Court
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Day Two of the Trump Cover-Up Trial
As Trump sweats in a Manhattan courtroom, jury selection—the most important part of any trial—continues with some intriguing citizens making the cut.
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The Steady Judge Merchan and The Desperate Trump Defense
Jonathan Alter—the journalist, historian, and Washington Monthly contributing editor—reports from the first day of Trump’s hush money trial
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Make Donald Trump Pick Up Trash if He Violates the Gag Order
That’s the right penalty for an ex-president who has been mouthing off in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. He can’t easily be sent to prison without making him a martyr. But picking up beer cans is perfect.
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Trump and His Lawyers Sweat Smart, No-Nonsense Judge Merchan in Hush Money Trial
Jury selection begins in two weeks as Merchan scuttles Trump’s final bid for delay in the Stormy Daniels payoff trial. A report from inside the courtroom where the ex-president is visibly feeling the heat.
